2010 WriteMark |
Friday 3 September 2010 |
New Zealand Plain English Awards |
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Judges for the WriteMark Awards 2007
The WriteMark Awards 2007 will be judged by a panel of plain English experts and advocates.
Rachel McAlpine
Director, Quality Web Content Ltd
Rachel McAlpine is a consultant, writer, editor, and trainer, and has specialised in online content since 1995. She is particularly keen to improve the quality of intranet and web content on government, not-for-profit, and academic sites. Rachel is the author of Web Word Wizardry, Crash Course in Corporate Communications, and Global English for Global Business. She is also a poet, playwright, and novelist.
Jacquie Harrison
Senior Lecturer, School of Communication Studies, AUT University
Jacquie Harrison became seriously involved in the plain English philosophy in the early 1990s when she wrote her doctoral thesis on ‘Plain English and public documents in New Zealand’. Since that time Jacquie has conducted research projects on the accessibility of legislation. She also designs and delivers writing skills training courses for staff and managers in both the government and corporate sectors in New Zealand.
David Russell
Former Chief Executive, Consumers' Institute
David Russell, long-time advocate for consumers’ rights, is the former CEO of Consumers' Institute — a position he held for more than 15 years. As the Institute’s spokesman on a broad range of consumer issues, David’s name became synonymous with saving New Zealanders from dodgy dealings, large and small. As far back as the 1980s David was a part of New Zealand's first plain English campaign. After asking the public to dob in pieces of impenetrable text, the offending document was sent back with a sticker that said, 'This is goobbledygook; use plain English!'
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